An episode so epic it’s been a year in the making! Hosts: Unkle Bonehead, Monster and Ratchet Jaw Rob We love to talk! So join our Discord server https://discord.gg/MQeBaYw
Recording Ep25 of The Self Hosted Podcast.
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#### I have 4 channels on Lbry
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# Expectations vs Reality 08-08-20 Part 2
## What I Expected vs What I Actually Got from Hive! Plus a solution to a problem the whales dont see.
As I stated in part one. Initiatives are awesome and work really well! But they don't actually mean anything if you don't retain those users!!!!
#### Retention is just as important, and I would argue more important, than on boarding new users!
I've only been here since April. I shied away from posting and interacting on hive because I didn't understand it. I still don't. But when I learned a little bit more I realized this is best place with the most potential to make people like me, normal people happy!
## My solution idea
### For the devs of Hive.blog and PeakD
Take this with a grain of salt since I'm really a nobody. And outside of being just a new user I'm not an expert on anything really.
The user experience sucks ass. PeakD is better than hive.blog solely based on presentation. If you wish hive.blog to be accepted as it currently stands, change the name to reflect that it is a community interface and not a "blog". hive.social would be closer to a fit for it.
Both of them should add some filters or categories. Have it filter posts from the community by type. ie video, audio, written, etc. Do something to allow people, especially new people to easily understand what they will see.
Its really that simple! **Make it as dumbed down as facebook and twitter and people will love it!**
### Side Note
Something for a freelance web developer to consider is to come up with some kind of a "front end" that will only show one persons transactions. That way it could be used on that individuals own hosting with their own domain. Basiclly a personalized front end. I could see something like a framework similar to Wordpress that could jave interchangeable color themes or templates.
I'm talking something new that isnt using that bloated giant Wordpress. But a simplt static html site that could pull in just one persons transactions on hive and display it as a blog.
### For the rest of us
Onboarding intitives are awesome. But how about some retentiona and engagement intitives right on Hive? There is currently more activity on Twitter about Hive than there is on Hive itslef! WTF is that?!?!?
I'm doing a semi daily vlog called "From the Driver's Seat" I will attempt to do an AMA about trucking on Wednesday afternoon/evenings if I have a signal.
I just joined Actifit.io today. I have a el cheapo fitbit knock off on the way from Amazon. Should be on my wrist by Tuesday. I will start a fitness challenge and I want you to join me!
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#### If your interested in learning more about me go to my [Cointree](https://cointr.ee/unklebonehead) to find all of my links and to donate crypto if you wish to support me.
[Engrave](https://engrave.website) - Collect HIVE and HBD tokens by just posting your blog articles.
Engrave is free and easy to use. You can choose your website's design from 6 modern and nice-looking templates. You won't pay anything unless you earn something. And if so, everything will be settled-up automatically!
- All content is stored directly in HIVE blockchain. You don't need to own any dedicated server or other hosting
- Simple but powerfull website templates with integrated HIVE accounts handling. Let your readers interact with your content easy and secure
- Be visible on the web. SEO powered templates will boost your position on search engines results
- Use your own domain
- Want an RSS on it? Just add /feed to the end of your url. Boom!
The only things I dont like are (not talked about in the video)...
- It doesnt display videos or audio players. One would assume it would display at least an html5 player but it strips those out
- There seems to be a problem with getting my domain pointed to it. Not sure if its there end or my end. I follwed the directions and let the dns propgate for a week and it would never show up. So I went back over to Runkod.
- The backend isnt showing the wallet correctly yet. In fact at all.
Other than those two things Engrave is absolutely awesome!
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# Trucking Tales from The Road Part 2
### NSFW for language. NO PORN!!
Part 2 of the 08-01-20 episode.
Hosted by Unkle Bonehead
- Johnny Gearjammer
- Ratchetjaw Rob
- Monster
Some good news to report today amidst all hate and discontent out there in the world today. I saved a baby raccoon from drowning in an old tractor tire that had filled with water. Gave him some food and water and we will see how he does through the night. He was chittering and chirping at me the last time I saw him today. I will check on him in the morn and report back Friday night.
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# I'm a procrastinator
![](https://www.pexels.com/photo/adult-alone-black-and-white-dark-551588/)
Photo by Kat Jayne from Pexels
## Or am I just to busy?
I've never really been one to just be able to boom, get things done. I do a lot of research on things that I'm interested in and then do them. Sometimes when it involves doing something I'm not really interested in I find it hard to concentrate on it. For example Lbry. I'm very much interested in being a creator on Lbry but I'm not interested in producing video, let alone even editing it. I know I can post other files such as markdown(as the one you are currently reading), and audio files. But I dont feel like that is as useful or attention getting as video is. The Lbry app is intended for video. And I have a face for audio, lol.
So I have been learning a lot about video editing, production, and obcessing over all the different apps there are out there. I think I have narrowed it down to Olive Video Editor on the laptop and Vlogit on the phone. I even have a few ideas for videos to make. But problem is actually putting my plans into action. It seems that when my creative drive is in high gear that I am usually at work or have to start doing work. My work days are usually pretty long. 12-14 hours a day. By the end of the day I am usually wore out and just need to sit back and veg out on somebody elses content. Which then leads into my brain going into a completely different direction. Then the next day starts and the whole cycle repeats until I get home for my usual 1 and 1/2 day weekend. Where I have time to do some video producton. But I cant do it because I want to spend time with the family. The free time I do have is eary morning or overnight and in a house with thin walls I cant really talk to a camerea or microphone. This is really beginning to get annoying for me.
But that may all change here soon. I was just going over some blood test results and my doctor may end up disquailfying me from driving truck. Which means I would end up having to do more office work. Which I suppose could lead to some more free time. I'm already working in the office for this week and I'm basicly living in the drivers lounge after hours. I'll make a video about it later today.
So, if you are a creator, what are some things you do to keep yourself on track for production? Do you have any tips to help me to stop obscessing over learning about production and just doing it?Hit me up either in the comments on Lbry or on [Discord](Unkle Bonehead 9292#9434).
Some blooers from Ep 39 of The Self Hosted Podcast
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#### I mention my Hubzilla user in this but I am no longer using it. I am focussing on using Socialhome. So follow me with activitypub at @unklebonehead@socialhome.network. or https://socialhome.network/u/unklebonehead/
Well here it is. I recorded this episode while recording TSHP Ep12. I did this so you can actually see with your own eyes Hubzilla. In my own humble and honest opinion it is probably the most powerful app on the fediverse. - It can interact with Ostatus, ActivityPup, Freindica, diaspora and just about anything out there.
It has apps out the wazoo for you to do anything with.
Webpages app so you can even turn your channel into a website. Labonneheure is a great example. You wouldnt even know it was a Hubzilla channel if your werent told!
-Your own chatroom, forums, etc
Nomadic identity. That means you can clone your channel on many different instances across the web and they will all share your posts. So if one instance goes down the others wont be effected! Just log into one of the clones and all is right in your world of the internet.
Honestly my mind is literally blown. The only 2 downsides I personally have with it is that on my LGG6 the mobile app called “Nomad” seems a little slow and clunky. That may be just be my phone too. The other is there is no desktop app. I for one would love a desktop app and think it would have more adoption if it did. But with as much as Hubzilla already does it would probably be a huge undertaking to get one built.
Check it out and follow me on it. You dont have to be on Hubzilla to follow me. If you are on Mastodon, Pleroma or anything that follows ActivityPup, diaspora or Freindica just follow unklebonehead@zotum.net